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Do We Have to Grin and Bear the Rare Earth Supply Situation?

Posted January 17, 2012 9:45 AM

With China's grip on the rare-earth market, do you think an alternative electric motor technology can be perfected that side steps the need (and costs) for the metals in motors?

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Re: Do We Have to Grin and Bear the Rare Earth Supply Situation?

01/18/2012 12:43 AM

Carelessly posted question.

There are mines for the stuff at many places. China was dumping, and the price pressure closed these mines for a while. Rare earth minerals are not rare at all. All of this was discussed in detail at previous threads.

High permeability core motors exist for a half a century, coreless ones almost as long.

What the heck is with this blurting out something without most basic research done first?
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01/18/2012 1:05 AM

Leveles, Perhaps the poster wanted to get their name seen, or it could be that it is a 'bot post.

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